The biggest races Democrats won in the midterms
Summary
CBS News projected that Democrats would take control of both chambers of Congress in the 2026 midterms, with at least 54 Senate seats and an estimated 251 to 268 House seats. The projected wins included several races in traditionally Republican states, while Senate contests in Alaska and Mississippi remained unresolved in the article.Key Facts
- CBS News projected Democrats to win 10 of 11 Senate races it had classified as battlegrounds.
- The Alaska Senate race remained a toss-up, according to CBS News.
- Democrat Scott Colom led incumbent Republican Sen. Cindy Hyde-Smith by 43 votes in the unresolved Mississippi Senate race.
- CBS News projected that Gina Hinojosa defeated Republican Gov. Greg Abbott in Texas, giving Democrats their first Texas governor’s win since 1990.
- CBS News projected that pediatrician Annie Andrews defeated Darline Graham in South Carolina’s Senate race.
- Adam Hamilton defeated Republican Sen. Roger Marshall in Kansas, according to the article; Kansas had not elected a Democrat to the Senate since 1932.
- James Talarico defeated Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton in what the article described as the most expensive Senate race in Texas history.
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